Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:affects |
Choice of law
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States_federal_courts
Civil cases |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:Byrd_v._Blue_Ridge_Rural_Electric_Cooperative,_Inc.
gptkb:Guaranty_Trust_Co._v._York gptkb:Hanna_v._Plumer |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Swift_v._Tyson
|
| gptkbp:holdsThat |
Federal courts must apply state substantive law in diversity jurisdiction cases
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Erie Doctrine
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Civil_Procedure
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Diversity jurisdiction
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Erie_Railroad_Co.
gptkb:Erie_Railroad_Co._v._Tompkins |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Erie_Railroad_Co._v._Tompkins
1938 |
| gptkbp:purpose |
Discourage inequitable administration of the laws
Prevent forum shopping |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Procedural law
Federal common law Substantive law |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Erie_Railroad_Co._v._Tompkins
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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